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GeekWire
22 days
Gates Foundation ends an era, selling off all remaining Microsoft stock
The Gates Foundation Trust has sold its remaining 7.7 million shares of Microsoft, marking the end of an era for the Seattle-based philanthropy as it ramps up global grantmaking. Read More
GeekWire
22 days
AWS veteran Matt Wood returns to cloud giant in new role: chief AI and technology officer
Matt Wood, who spent more than 14 years helping to lead Amazon Web Services’ artificial intelligence and machine learning initiatives… Read More
GeekWire
22 days
Opinion: Don’t let the OpenAI soap opera hide the precedent
Computer scientist and AI veteran Oren Etzioni argues that OpenAI's nonprofit-to-for-profit conversion sets a dangerous precedent for American charity law, and that the real reckoning will have to come from Washington, not the Oakland courtroom Read More
The Urbanist
22 days
New County Transportation Funding Measure Could Shortchange Seattle
An amendment put forward by King County Councilmember Steffanie Fain would cap Seattle's participation in a new pass-through funding program to well below the city's proportional share, resulting in millions less going to the city.
GeekWire
23 days
UN digital envoy warns AI influence is concentrated in a ‘few zip codes,’ calls for global action
The UN's top digital envoy outlined a multi-stakeholder approach to AI governance at Seattle University, warning that computing power and wealth are concentrated in a handful of areas while most of the world lacks the capacity to participate. Read More
The Urbanist
23 days
Op-Ed: Trailhead Direct Transit Is Great. It Can Be Even Better.
King County should expand its wildly popular Trailhead Direct transit shuttle service. Here are a handful of ways to enhance service and get even more hikers and bikers to regional trailheads.
GeekWire
23 days
Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of May 10, 2026
See the technology stories that people were reading on GeekWire for the week of May 10, 2026. Read More
The Urbanist
24 days
Local Officials Share Transit Aspirations for World Cup
Local leaders plugged expanded transit options for Seattle's World Cup matches this summer and shared their goal for 80% of fans to arrive without a personal vehicle. Here's what is planned.
GeekWire
24 days
What we learned about Microsoft in the OpenAI trial, and is Seattle squandering its edge?
This week on the GeekWire Podcast: As the Musk v. OpenAI trial heads to the jury, we dig into what… Read More
The Urbanist
25 days
Sound Transit Insists It Has No Idea When Light Rail Will Reach Ballard
Seattle leaders have been urging Sound Transit to provide a date estimating light rail's arrival to Ballard in light of plans to defer the station indefinitely, but the agency is insisting it doesn't know. This has not sat well with advocates.
GeekWire
25 days
‘Lean Startup’ author reveals his one regret about his bestselling book — and how his new one fixes it
"Lean Startup" author Eric Ries previewed his new book "Incorruptible" at Seattle Flow Startup Day, challenging founders to rethink how they define profit and structure their companies. Read More
GeekWire
25 days
Tech Moves: Microsoft names first chief design officer; execs resign from T-Mobile and OfferUp
Microsoft veteran Jon Friedman was named the tech giant's first chief design officer; Susan Loosmore resigns as T-Mobile EVP; and OfferUp's chief growth officer departs. Read More